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JAKE SHEARS has applauded SCISSOR SISTERS fans for starting an online campaign to hook the band a cameo appearance on GLEE - because he’d love to be a part of the hit show.
Actor Chris Colfer, who plays gay student Kurt on the series, recently revealed he’d love to see the Filthy/Gorgeous hitmakers on the programme and Shears admits he’s keen to follow in the footsteps of Britney Spears by landing a role.
Shears is hoping his friendship with Colfer and a Facebook group with 5,000 members campaigning for the cameo will result in show boss Ryan Murphy handing the Scissor Sisters an appearance.
In a post on the band’s Facebook page, he writes, "This campaign to get us on GLEE is awesome, we’re very appreciative to the fans & we love the show! We’ve been into it since it first aired, and then met Chris & some of the Glee cast.
"Chris comes to our shows & feels a real connection with the band & I think he sees a proper fit between Glee’s aesthetic & a lot of our music. I know this would be a blast for the band, fingers crossed!"

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British rockers RAZORLIGHT have unveiled their new line-up, after two founding members quit the band last year (10).
Guitarist Bjorn Agren and bass player Carl Dalemo left the group when recording sessions for a new album proved "unproductive".
The band has been hunting for two new members to replace them - and they’ve revealed the identity of the musicians in a post on their Facebook page.
The message reads, "We can officially confirm that founder members Bjorn Agren and Carl Dalemo agreed on an amicable parting following unproductive early recording sessions for a new album late last year…
"Gus Robertson (Mick Jones) comes in as guitarist and Freddie Stitz (Smokey Angle Shades) joins the band on bass. Skully, who took over when Andy Burrows left in 2008, continues as Razorlight’s drummer." The changes make lead singer Johnny Borrell the last remaining original member of the band. The new line-up will play its first gig in Britain together on 3 April (11) in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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One-time INXS frontman JON STEVENS has launched a scathing attack on airline bosses after he was ejected from a flight in Australia on Wednesday (26Jan11).
The New Zealand-born rocker was onboard a Jetstar plane preparing to fly from Perth to Brisbane when he became embroiled in a dispute with staff over seating arrangements after switching chairs.
A representative for Stevens claims, "The steward requested that he move back to his allocated seat, a directive that Stevens initially queried, but complied when told that it was airline policy." The plane subsequently returned to the terminal and cops were called to attend the scene, Stevens was then ordered to disembark from the flight - and he’s fuming over the incident.
The star has released a statement taking aim at Jetstar chiefs, insisting he did nothing wrong.
Stevens says, "In all my years of extensive travelling around the world and within Australia, I have never been treated like this.
"I did not raise my voice at any stage, did not use offensive language and I would certainly suggest that I was not behaving in a dangerous or offensive manner. I couldn’t believe it was happening." A spokesperson for Jetstar tells the AAP, "A decision was taken that he was unable to fly. We have strict safety guidelines and this includes passengers following instructions of our crew. Our cabin crew were not confident about his willingness to follow instructions and it was also due to the fact of his disruptive behaviour."

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British singer ADELE is keen to reconcile with her estranged father after more than 10 years of no contact.
The Chasing Pavements star’s dad walked out on her mother when Adele was just a baby and he had little presence in her childhood.
The 21 year old reveals she last saw her dad at her grandmother’s funeral as a teenager - but now she’s finally ready to get to know him better.
She tells Britain’s Q magazine, "I’d cut off contact with him when I was 10 or 11… It’s just disappointing when your own blood can’t keep promises.
"I always felt like I needed him to have something to compare to in other relationships with men. I didn’t know what a dad was supposed to do because I’d never had one. I’m sure I’ll see him again, because now I think we could be friends. I don’t need him to be a dad now." However, Adele admits not having her biological father around while she was growing up made her realise how much she values her mother: "I’m much more appreciative of her. You don’t realise how important your parents are until they’re gone or you spend a long time away from them. She’s the one solid and permanent thing in my life."

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Veteran entertainer JIMMY BUFFETT was discharged from hospital on Thursday (27Jan11), just a day after falling off stage during a concert in Australia.
The 64-year-old Margaritaville singer was performing at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Wednesday (26Jan11) when he took a nasty tumble during the show finale.
Buffett, who sustained a severe cut to his head, was placed on a gurney and taken to the city’s St. Vincent’s Hospital, where he received several stitches for the gash.
A medical centre spokesperson confirmed he was in a stable condition four hours after he was admitted, and Buffett was ruled well enough to be discharged on Thursday.
A post on the star’s website reads, "Jimmy has been released from the hospital and is doing well." Buffett is expected to take to the stage in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday (29Jan11).
Surgeon Gordian Fulde tells ABC Radio, "He just needs a bit of rest and there’s every expectation that he will be able to get to New Zealand to do his concert there."

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Socialite KIM KARDASHIAN has revealed her generous side - she donates a portion of her income to charity every year.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is well known for her extravagant purchases, recently revealing she spent $115,000 (£76,000) on a designer watch.
But Kardashian insists she always gives away 10 per cent of her earnings - and is committed to helping her mother, Kris Jenner, fund a church initiative in Calabasas, California.
Speaking on Piers Morgan’s CNN talk show, she says, "Whatever it is, I give 10 per cent away to the church and that’s what I was taught. Every year. Absolutely.
"There’s a charity that I work with a lot that I donate money (to) all the time - the Dream Foundation - and my mom has helped create a church, so we help fund that. It’s in Calabasas." The brunette beauty also reveals she’s regularly asked to help out organisations financially - but she’s picky about which ones she supports.
Kardashian adds, "As long as we give back and help out any organisation that is close to our hearts. It’s not just (about) giving away, it’s about finding something that you really connect with. So many people ask us to donate money here and there and some things just don’t make sense to me, and I don’t feel connected or passionate about that certain thing. So when I find something it makes it so much more meaningful." The full interview will air in the U.S. on Thursday (27Jan11).

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Moviemaker KEVIN SMITH has explained his decision to self-distribute his new film RED STATE - he’s sick of massive marketing costs in Hollywood.
The director premiered the horror movie at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Sunday (23Jan11) and revealed he would be releasing the $4 million (£2.7 million) picture through his newly-formed Smodcast Pictures company.
Smith has now taken to his Twitter.com page to explain to fans why he’s taken the unusual route of shunning Hollywood distributors - insisting he doesn’t want to be forced to spend millions on dollars on marketing the movie.
In a series of posts, he writes, "I’m gonna release my movie without spending $20 million. I wasn’t like ‘Burn in hell! You’re all wrong!’ I said it’s stupid for a $4 million movie to have to spend $20 million to open in theatres, and it is for this movie. So we’ll just do it ourselves.
"Even my friends in marketing aren’t mad at me for saying the obvious: marketing costs are f**king ridiculous. But rather than b**ch about marketing costs, I’m trying to do something about it for my flick.
"Our whole thing isn’t about making lots of money (although, we’re definitely into that too); it’s about not spending lots of money. I’m being anti-wasteful not anti-’H'wood’ - and there’s not a business in the world that’d frown on savings."

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Director PETER JACKSON has undergone surgery for a perforated ulcer after he was admitted to hospital with acute stomach pains on Wednesday (26Jan11).
The moviemaker, who is in his native New Zealand, began suffering discomfort earlier this week (begs24Jan11) and on Wednesday he checked into Wellington Hospital.
He underwent an operation to treat a perforated ulcer and is now resting comfortably, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Production on the highly-anticipated Lord Of The Rings prequel, The Hobbit, will be postponed to allow Jackson to make a full recovery.
A statement from the movie’s production company reads, "Sir Peter’s surgery is not expected to impact on his directing commitment to The Hobbit beyond a slight delay to the start of filming." Filming on The Hobbit had been scheduled to begin next month (Feb11). It is not known when the shoot will now commence.

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SIR ELTON JOHN’s touching family portrait on the cover of America’s Us Weekly magazine has been covered up with a "Family Shield" by one retailer in Arkansas in a bid to "protect" shoppers.
The rocker and his life partner David Furnish showed off their newborn son Zachary on the cover of last week’s (begs17Jan11) Us Weekly - but the happy snap has proved too shocking for homophobes in Mountain Home.
Local resident Jennifer Huddleston came across the censored edition of the publication in a Harps grocery store, and she was so surprised to see the magazine with a protective plastic shield, she snapped a photo and posted it on her Twitter.com blog.
The picture has sparked controversy across the blogosphere and prompted representatives from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to investigate.
According to a company spokesperson, Harps bosses reacted in response to "several" customer complaints at that particular store, although the rep insisted the move was "in no way our opinion on this issue", adding, "We do not have an opinion on this issue."

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TOBEY MAGUIRE’s new movie THE DETAILS has become the latest Sundance Film Festival hit - the indie drama has been snapped up by The Weinstein Company for $8 million (£5.3 million).
The film, in which Maguire plays an unfaithful doctor, also stars Elizabeth Banks, Ray Liotta and Laura Linney.
It’s one of a slew of films that have been picked up by big-deal film companies in the first week of Sundance.
Moguls Bob and Harvey Weinstein have also picked My Idiot Brother, while distribution rights for gritty drama Martha Marcy May Marlene - starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s little sister Elizabeth - have gone to Fox Searchlight executives.
Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures chiefs have bought romance Like Crazy and bosses at Sony Pictures Worldwide acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold documentary hours before the festival officially began last Thursday (20Jan11).

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JENNIFER LOPEZ has revealed her twins may have saved her marriage to MARC ANTHONY - because it made her realise that a third divorce was not an option.
In a candid new interview with In Touch magazine, the singer/actress confesses she and Anthony weren’t always as happy as they seemed before they became parents to Max and Emme.
She tells the publication, "The kids made Marc and I stronger… There have been tough times.
"Having kids made us both see that there’s a bigger picture. We still fight but we know that at the end of the day, we have these amazing children that need us. We promised each other never to go to bed angry." Lopez also credits her kids with helping to bring her out of a depression, sparked by overwork.
The star admits she suffered a "kind of" breakdown on the set of flop 2002 film Enough and didn’t fully recover until the twins were born in 2008.
She recalls, "I was like, ‘I don’t want to talk, I don’t want to do anything’. My kids saved me." But Lopez suffered a new low 10 days after the babies were born, and turned to her husband to help her through it.
She adds, "I couldn’t get up fast enough to feed the babies and Marc was helping out a lot, and I was crying and crying, and going, ‘Oh, Papi, they’re going to know everybody more than me.’"

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JULIA ROBERTS, PINK and COLIN FARRELL gave comedienne ELLEN DEGENERES a birthday to remember by showing up unannounced on her daytime TV show to wish her all the best.
Pregnant pop star Pink was the first celebrity to show up, confessing, "I’m here because there’s cake…" The singer then recalled a time before DeGeneres "became too famous" when they used to party and drink together.
Pink then revealed she’s her unborn child’s "baby momma".
She then got serious and said, "In a world that focuses so much on what’s dark and what’s mean, you are a constant light for me, for all of us… I laugh at you every day." DeGeneres, who turned 53 on Wednesday (26Jan11), was then shown a funny video message from her partner Portia DeRossi, performing a windswept version of Happy Birthday dressed as Marilyn Monroe.
The surprises continued when Roberts showed up and a blindfolded DeGeneres had to guess who the mystery guest was. Roberts whispered her answers to the host’s questions to a nurse who was also celebrating his birthday as a guest on the show.
The movie star finally lifted DeGeneres’ blindfold, prompting the host to scream, "Wow!" It was Roberts’ first appearance on the show.
Touched DeGeneres insisted on going to a commercial break, so "I can compose myself".
The two women chatted and when the host revealed she had more surprises, Roberts joked, "If I’m the warm-up… Obama!" The big wow for the TV star was when one of her favourite men, Colin Farrell, appeared.
The Irish movie star brought out Ellen’s birthday cake and thrilled her with a lingering kiss, before thanking De Rossi, who was in the audience, for her years of understanding.
When Roberts confessed, "I’m deeply uncomfortable," Farrell quipped, "Try coming out after Julia Roberts for uncomfortable." He presented his friend with a T-shirt bearing a photo of the two of them together on a previous show.
Child star Jaden Smith was the final guest; he gifted the birthday girl a well in her name that will provide clean drinking water to an African village for 20 years.
The Karate Kid star said, "It has, like, a GPS, so you can go on GoogleEarth and look at it."

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Rap mogul SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS is set to head off to the islands for a cameo role in hit TV series HAWAII FIVE-O .
The hitmaker will play a tough New York detective seeking personal vengeance in an upcoming episode of the cop show remake, which stars Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan.
Diddy’s hits will provide the soundtrack to the special episode, according to reports.
He’ll be able to swap tales about his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez with O’Loughlin, who played J.Lo’s love interest in romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan.

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Rapper SAIGON has taken to the streets of New York to hand out blankets to the homeless as the city is plunged into freezing temperatures.
The native New Yorker, whose rise to fame was boosted with a guest spot on hit TV series Entourage, has been working with The Bowery Mission Homeless Shelter in downtown Manhattan to help those less fortunate during the wintry conditions, reports AllHipHop.com.
He says, "Me and some friends of mine, the Ahujas that (sic) own a garment manufacturing company, took to the very cold streets of NYC over these past couple of nights to hand out warm blankets to help the homeless stay warm." New York was hit by a snow blizzard on Wednesday (26Jan11) and it’s set to get worse - weathermen predict the city will be covered in eight to 12 inches (20 to 30 centimetres) of snowfall by Thursday morning (27Jan11), with temperatures falling to as low as 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus four degrees Celsius).
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has also issued an emergency weather warning, urging residents to stay home if possible and take public transport where necessary.

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Rocker BRET MICHAELS has been discharged from an Arizona hospital, two days after undergoing surgery to repair a hole in his heart.
The Poison frontman checked in for the operation on Monday (24Jan11), months after doctors discovered the defect as they treated him after he suffered a near-fatal brain haemorrhage last year (10).
The operation the plug the hole has been hailed a success and now Michaels is back home.
He was released from St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix on Wednesday (26Jan11).

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KINGS OF LEON rocker NATHAN FOLLOWILL has apologised for lashing out at GLEE’s RYAN MURPHY after the writer/director accused him of homophobia during an ongoing spat about music licensing for the show.
The band angered Murphy last year (10) when they declined producers’ requests to allow them to feature the hit Use Somebody on the show.
Murphy recently admitted he’s still sore about the snub, telling The Hollywood Reporter, "F**k you, Kings of Leon. They’re self-centred a**holes, and they missed the big picture.
"They missed that a seven-year-old kid can see someone close to their age singing a Kings of Leon song, which will maybe make them want to join a glee club or pick up a musical instrument." Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill tried to put an end to the Glee war, insisting it had spiralled out of control - but his brother Nathan fuelled the feud further with a rant on Twitter.com on Wednesday (26Jan11).
In a post, he wrote, "Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go. See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra. Zip your lip and focus on educating 7 yr olds how to say f**k." Murphy refused to tolerate the rant, telling PerezHilton.com, "Just read Nathan Followill’s Tweet…in which he implied I should ‘get a manicure and buy a bra.’ Wow. That’s a homophobe badly in need of some education. I’m all for manicures, don’t wear a bra. Would guess most gay dudes don’t. But it’s telling that Nathan can reduce a group of people to a mean-spirited cliche, in a time where young gay men are killing themselves all over the country because of hatred like this." Followill has since apologised for his remarks in another Twitter post.
He added, "I’m sorry 4 anyone that misconstrued my comments as homophobic or mysoginistic. I’m so not that kind of person. I really do apologize."

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Veteran actress BETTY WHITE is the proud new mother of a baby African elephant after her HOT IN CLEVELAND co-stars adopted the animal in her name as a birthday gift.
The former Golden Girls star turned 89 last week (17Jan11) and she celebrated the milestone in style with a party in New York, thrown by actresses Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli and Wendie Malick.
But the big bash wasn’t the only surprise her TV pals had in store for her.
She says, "They adopted a baby elephant in Africa in my name."

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New TWILIGHT star JUDI SHEKONI has turned her hell of struggling to find work as an actress in Hollywood into a new self-help guide for wannabe British movie stars.
The one-time soap star, who will play vampire Zafrina in the new Twilight Breaking Dawn movies, is the brains behind The Film & Television Guide to Working in America.
The actress reveals she learned the hard way - and squandered her savings on visas, hustlers and expensive advisers - and now she wants to help other Brits dreaming of success in Hollywood and New York avoid the nightmare she went through.
The former EastEnders star tells WENN, "I didn’t realise you needed a work permit to work. I didn’t know nothing (sic) and so basically I just spent my money trying to figure out what to do… There are so many mistakes that you make and there are so many things people don’t tell you.
"I thought it would be of great service to put this information down in a book so that someone could spend three hours reading it and get all that information, rather than it taking them three years and costing them their savings." The book started life as a pamphlet Shekoni would offer to friends who wanted to work as an actor or actress in the U.S. and she began to realise she had a lot to offer.
She adds, "There’s also so much choice in Los Angeles - you want an acting teacher, there are 10,000 acting teachers, there are 20,000 photographers. There are so many of everything and there’s everything from hustlers who are just taking your money to people who are at the top of their craft.
"By writing the book out and publishing the book it made me feel better about some of the experiences I’ve had here."

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